Road Trip Romance Books in Order
Part ofAK Evans Books in OrderExplore the Road Trip Romance books by AK Evans in order, with short summaries, series background, and where to start this travel-themed series.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Road Trip Romance books in publication order
14 books
Play the Part
by AK Evans
2019
Professional bridesmaid Cora Daniels steps in at a wedding and ends up paired with wealthy charmer Ben Mason. A fake-boyfriend moment starts blurring into something real, and Cora is not sure her heart should believe it.
Tip the Scales
by AK Evans
2019
A brutal Maine snowstorm leaves Max King worried about more than the weather once his new neighbor is stranded alone. Eleanor Page is hiding the fact that she is a billionaire, and one bad turn of fate may cost her a rare chance at love.
Just a Fling
by AK Evans
2020
Stella Woods heads to Florida to rethink her life and winds up sharing pool-house space with Brooks Larsen. Their chemistry is immediate, but what feels perfect in vacation time gets complicated fast when real feelings show up.
Meant to Be
by AK Evans
2020
Zev Petersen and Tillie Fisher were once inseparable, then a tragedy changed everything between them. Years later, healing means finally talking about what happened and risking the truth that they may have always been meant to be.
Miss the Shot
by AK Evans
2020
Adele Copeland gets roped into a stranger photoshoot and ends up kissing rugged farmer Riggs Donovan for the camera. The pictures may be staged, but the sparks are real, and neither forgets that first stolen moment.
One Wrong Turn
by AK Evans
2020
After witnessing a violent crime, Lucy Stark flees to the New Jersey shore hoping her past will not follow. Officer Carter Downs is charmed by the prickly new arrival, until the danger chasing Lucy crosses state lines.
Take the Plunge
by AK Evans
2020
Finn Anderson and Holly Harris have both sworn off relationships when they meet at a Michigan festival. Friendship comes first after Holly lands in danger, but soon they have to decide whether to take the plunge anyway.
In the Cards
by AK Evans
2021
Zoe Fitzgerald is too busy cleaning up her sister's messes to think about love, especially with two children counting on her. Officer Dex Taylor sees the chaos and steps in, even if Zoe insists a real future is not in the cards.
Only in Dreams
by AK Evans
2021
Calvin Gates has quietly loved Samantha Roberts since the day she walked into his bar years ago. When she returns heartbroken and finally single, friendship may be the only thing standing between him and the woman he thought belonged only in dreams.
Break the Ice
by AK Evans
2022
Marley Richardson and Mack Slater have spent years trading glares after a childhood crush went badly wrong. When a Utah winter getaway leaves them alone together for two weeks, somebody has to break the ice.
In Plain Sight
by AK Evans
2022
Bellamy Mann rebuilt her life around never being a victim again after witnessing a horrific crime as a teen. Bounty hunter Vance Madden sees more than her tough exterior, but the truth Bellamy carries is still dangerous.
Twist of Fate
by AK Evans
2022
Rae Wilkinson moves to small-town Wisconsin with her daughter hoping for a clean start and finds a grumpy neighbor instead. Dean Caldwell softens fast once trouble arrives at Rae's door, and protection turns into something much deeper.
Crave the Love
by AK Evans
2023
Johnny and Kiera Barlow look like the perfect couple, but they are actually headed for divorce. Pretending otherwise at a friend's beach wedding forces them to face whether they still crave the love they used to share.
Lock and Key
by AK Evans
2023
Fresh off a bitter divorce, Dakota Blake tries to start over alone in a Wyoming cabin and quickly learns she is not prepared for the winter. Jack Spears steps in to help, and keeping her heart under lock and key stops being so easy.
Road Trip Romance books in chronological order

Tip the Scales
by AK Evans
2019Road Trip Romance, Book 1
Play the Part
by AK Evans
2019Road Trip Romance, Book 2
One Wrong Turn
by AK Evans
2020Road Trip Romance, Book 3
Just a Fling
by AK Evans
2020Road Trip Romance, Book 4
Meant to Be
by AK Evans
2020Road Trip Romance, Book 5
Take the Plunge
by AK Evans
2020Road Trip Romance, Book 6
Miss the Shot
by AK Evans
2020Road Trip Romance, Book 7
In the Cards
by AK Evans
2021Road Trip Romance, Book 8
Only in Dreams
by AK Evans
2021Road Trip Romance, Book 9
Break the Ice
by AK Evans
2022Road Trip Romance, Book 10
In Plain Sight
by AK Evans
2022Road Trip Romance, Book 11
Twist of Fate
by AK Evans
2022Road Trip Romance, Book 12
Lock and Key
by AK Evans
2023Road Trip Romance, Book 13
Crave the Love
by AK Evans
2023Road Trip Romance, Book 14
Series background & context
Road Trip Romance is built on a simple, fun idea. Each book heads to a different part of the United States and drops a new couple into a story that feels shaped by that place. Sometimes the setting is cozy and scenic. Sometimes it is dangerous. Usually it is both.
The locations do a lot of work. Tip the Scales strands two neighbors in a brutal Maine snowstorm. One Wrong Turn sends a woman hiding from violent criminals to the New Jersey shore. Take the Plunge starts at a packed Michigan festival. Break the Ice traps two long-time enemies in a snowy Utah getaway when the rest of their group never arrives. Lock and Key uses the winter isolation of the Teton Mountains to force a hurting woman to accept help. The settings are not interchangeable. They shape the tension and the kind of closeness the characters can avoid for only so long.
It is not one-note travel romance.
The tropes are wide-ranging too. There is fake dating in Play the Part, vacation chemistry in Just a Fling, old friendship and grief in Meant to Be, a staged photoshoot in Miss the Shot, a reluctant maybe-romance in In the Cards, and a second-chance marriage thread in Crave the Love. Some books lean sweet and emotional. Others pull in suspense, witnesses on the run, bounty hunters, or police trouble.
What ties them together is movement. Characters are in transition, physically or emotionally. They are starting over, running away, taking a chance, or getting stuck somewhere long enough to stop dodging what they feel. Even when a story mostly stays in one town, it still carries that sense of crossing a line and ending up somewhere life might change.
Evans also uses the series to show a wide range of adult lives. You get professional bridesmaids, teachers, farmers, bar owners, bounty hunters, divorced single moms, guarded wealthy women, and people who are simply worn out by love. The variety keeps the series fresh while still making it feel cohesive.
The tone is mostly contemporary romance, though several books carry romantic suspense threads. Weather, travel, new places, and bad timing keep the stories moving. At the same time, the emotional beats stay personal. These are books about whether love is a detour, a risk, or the thing you were heading toward all along.
If you like standalones with strong settings, changing tropes, and the pleasure of seeing a series roam from state to state, Road Trip Romance is easy to sink into. Read one for the trope that grabs you, or read several and enjoy the cross-country map of fresh starts.
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